"rat flood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat floods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat flood (plural rat floods)
  1. (India) A large invasion of black rats caused by the flowering of the bamboo Melocanna baccifera every 48 years in parts of India. Wikipedia link: Mautam Tags: India Related terms: Mautam, Thingtam
    Sense id: en-rat_flood-en-noun--k78kIzA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

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